“Of all ukiyo-e prints of lovers, this one creates the most romantic and melancholic mood. Harunobu emphasizes the intimacy of two lovers strolling in the snow, even suggesting perhaps a michiyuki, a path to a love suicide. The couple walk together in the quietly falling snow, in what is known as an ai ai gasa pose, literally, the sharing of an umbrella and love. “
Suzuki Harunobu (1725–1770)— Lovers Walking in the Snow (Crow and Heron)
Wait how is it suggesting they’re going to kill themselves? Is it because of the snow = death thing in Japanese culture?
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